1. EDLD 8434 Final Research Project

2. EDLD 8434 – The Community College  Contents  Background  Students  Faculty  Governance and Administration  Finance  Vocational Education  Developmental Education  Community Education  Collegiate Education  Conclusion  References ACCS

3. Background  The Alabama Community College System  Created in 1982  25 community and technical colleges  1 two-year military college  1 state university  Workforce development ACCS

4. Background ACCS “Success has many faces. We are here to help you achieve your goals – whatever they may be. “ Mark Heinrich Chancellor

5. Background  Governed by the State Board of Education and the Department of Postsecondary Education  Governor Robert Bentley is President of the State Board of Education ACCS

6. Background  Department of Postsecondary Education Mission Statement  “The Department of Postsecondary Education has direct responsibility to the State Board of Education for the direction and supervision of educational programs and services provided by the Alabama Community College System. The Department provides leadership, service, and regulatory functions for the member institutions of the ACCS to ensure educational accessibility, excellence, and equity for all citizens of Alabama.” ACCS

7. Students  300,000 citizens are served by ACCS  100,000 are enrolled in credited courses ACCS Lawson State Community CollegeJefferson State Community College

8. Students  Student Services  Admissions  Registrars  Financial Aid ACCS

9. Students  Student Services  Athletics  Residence Life ACCS

10. Faculty  Division of Instructional and Student Services  Official Programs of Study  Academic Calendar ACCS

11. Faculty  Full Time versus Part Time ACCS

12. Faculty  Collective Bargaining  Faculty Senates ACCS

13. Governance and Administration ACCS

14. Governance and Administration  A troubling past  6 system chancellors in 6 years  Corruption ACCS

15. Governance and Administration  The Division of Government Relations  The Division of Instructional and Student Services  The Division of Fiscal Services  The Division of Career and Technical Education ACCS

16. Finance Division of Fiscal Services This division provides leadership and guidance to the institutions of the ACCS. Fiscal Services provides oversight and accountability on the various standards that must be maintained across all institutions in the system. ACCS

17. Finance  Funding  Unrestricted Revenues  Restricted Revenues ACCS

18. Finance Tuition  Northwest Shoals Community College  In-state - $1308/semester (12 hours)  www.nwscc.edu  University of North Alabama  In-state - $2664/semester (12 hours)  www.una.edu ACCS

19. Vocational Education Career/Technical “The mission of the Career and Technical Education program is “developing, planning, implementing, and assessing occupational and technical education programs and in implementing State and Federal vocational education statutes and regulations” (“Department of Postsecondary Education”, 2013) ACCS

20. Vocational Education Workforce Development “The mission of the Office of Workforce Development is to provide Alabama an efficient and effective workforce development system responsive to current and future needs of individuals and businesses” (“Department of Postsecondary Education”, 2013) ACCS

21. Vocational Education AIDT “The Mission of AIDT is to provide quality workforce development for Alabama’s new and expanding businesses, and to expand the opportunities of its citizens through the jobs these businesses create” (“Aidt”, 2008). ACCS

22. Developmental Education  A lack of information  The ACCS provides little information on it’s developmental education initiatives ACCS

23. Developmental Education  Student Support Services  No clear remediation  No present “learning support” ACCS

24. Developmental Education  TRiO  A federally funded grant program that assists students in overcoming barriers that may limit their educational attainment (nwscc.edu) ACCS

25. Community Education  Northwest Shoals Community College  Non-credit courses  Personal and economic benefit ACCS

26. Community Education  Jefferson State Community College  GED Preparation  Adult Literacy  The next generation ACCS

27. Community Education  Lawson State Community College  GED Preparation and Testing  Small Business Center ACCS

28. Collegiate Education  According to Chancellor Heinrich, over half of all Alabama’s freshmen and sophomores study at one of the ACCS institutions. ACCS

29. Collegiate Education  2-to-4 Program  Transfer program  Designed to make the transition to a four- year institution simpler ACCS

30. Collegiate Education  AGSC  Articulation and General Studies Committee  Created in 1994  Simplifies transfer process ACCS

31. Collegiate Education  STARS  Statewide Transfer and Articulation Reporting System  Web-based system for Alabama College Students ACCS

32. Conclusion  Alabama Community College System  The whole is not necessarily greater than the sum of its parts ACCS

33. References Aidt. (2008). Retrieved from www.aidt.edu Cohen, A., & Brawer, F. (2008). The american community college. (5th ed., p. 381). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. Department of postsecondary education. (2013). Retrieved from www.accs.cc Jefferson state community college. (2012). Retrieved from www.jeffstate.com Lawson state community college. (2010). Retrieved from www.lawsonstate.edu Monaghan, P. (2012). Psychologist brings enthusiasm for student success to troubled alabama chancellorship. Chronicle of Higher Education, 59(6), Retrieved from https://ehis-ebscohost- com.libez.lib.georgiasouthern.edu/ehost/detail?sid=5a0ae1fa-a13d-4660-bc70- caa41e9b2dea@sessionmgr113&vid=5&hid=15&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ== Northwest shoals community college. (2012). Retrieved from www.nwscc.edu Snead state community college. (2012). Retrieved from www.snead.edu Stars home page. (2013). Retrieved from stars.troy.edu The official home of the accc. (2013). Retrieved from www.acccsports.org Uahuntsville - home. (2013). Retrieved from www.uah.edu University of north alabama. (2013). Retrieved from www.una.edu University of south alabama. (2013). Retrieved from www.usouthal.edu What is agsc?. (2013). Retrieved from www.stars.troy.edu/agsc ACCS